EFESO Consulting, Eurazeo PME and Argos Wityu announce the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of EFESO Consulting by Eurazeo PME, alongside management – Eurazeo PME will hold approximately 70% of the capital. The transaction is expected to close in January 2019, after the release from suspensive conditions and approval from competition authorities. Eurazeo PME’s investment will total approximately €56M, including equity and quasi-equity instruments.

Juratoys, company based in Orgelet (Jura), French leader in the conception, creation and distribution of design and educative toys, announces the arrival of the European private equity group Argos Wityu as majority shareholder, alongside the management team.

Argos Wityu, the independent European private equity group, announces the acquisition of a majority stake in Factum Group, one of the largest French independent providers of operating leasing services for equipment, alongside the management team.

I’Car Systems and DATAFIRST, software developers and providers of services to automotive and trucks vehicle dealers, announce today their intent to team up.
The aim is to become the French sector leader and a major player in Europe, with 50,000 users.

Argos Wityu have announced the acquisition of the majority of shares of Henri Selmer Paris, a family-owned company founded in 1885, world leader in the manufacture of high-end saxophones, and major player in clarinets and mouthpieces.

Argos Wityu announces the acquisition of Zodiac Milpro from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”). All needed governmental approvals have been obtained. Terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

Talentia Software, leading provider of HR and Financial Performance enterprise software, accelerates its international development through the acquisition of Swiss company Addedo. This acquisition is an integral part of Talentia Software’s strategy to extend its lead in Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software and become a key European player on this market.

Euroknights VII is the successor fund to Euroknights VI, a €400m fund, which made 15 investments, has exited three of those at a 2.7x multiple and 37% IRR and already returned 57 % of invested capital.

Argos Wityu, the European lower mid-market private-equity firm, announces the acquisition of a majority stake in Revima Group, alongside its managers Olivier Legrand and Christian Grzanka, following a period of exclusive negotiations.

Argos Wityu, the European lower mid market private-equity firm, has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire an ownership position along with Olivier Legrand and Christian Grzanka in Revima Group. The transaction is subject to customary authorizations (works council consultations, approvals from applicable administrative authorities) and is expected to close by the summer 2017.

The merger of UK based Destiny Foods and La Compagnie des Desserts (« CDD ») reinforces CDD’s position as one of the leading European manufacturers and distributors of frozen desserts for the foodservice industry...

The Argos Mid-Market Index has remained stable in the 2nd quarter of 2016 at 8.5x EBITDA, after the fall seen in the first quarter. This stability hides diverging trends: on one hand between the transactions in the €15m to €150m price segment and the €150m to €500m price segment; and on the other hand between the private equity and strategic buyers.

Talentia Software, a publisher and integrator of specialised operational performance management software, is pleased to announce that Gartner has positioned them in the Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites for Midmarket and Large Enterprises.

As Gantrex evolved from a Belgian supplier of rail fastening systems to a global service-oriented engineering company, it was important that the corporate identity remained in line with its vision and strategic goals.

Valco Group France, a recognised expert in the design, production and maintenance of high quality industrial valves through its proprietary brands (SNRI, VVS and Malbranque), announces the acquisition of Guichon Valves.

The Argos Mid-Market Index picked up again in the third quarter of 2015 to 8.5x EBITDA and is drawing closer to its all-time high from the second half of 2006. The index is driven by the rapid increase in prices paid by private equity funds to 9.0x EBITDA, while the multiples paid by trade players fell to 8.0x.

Paris, July 22nd, 2015 - The Argos Mid-Market index saw a marginal fall in the second quarter of 2015 (-1%) to 8.3x EBITDA. However, it remains at a historically high level (12% above its long term average).

Paris, 8th July 2015 - The Argos Wityu funds announce the sale of Aytos, the software editor, to Berger Levrault. Berger Levrault continues its strategy of international expansion following recent acquisitions of Coba and Exagon in Quebec.

Paris, 17th April 2015 - Following exclusive negotiations as announced on the 26th March, the funds managed by Argos Wityu have signed a sale agreement for the Davey Bickford Group with the quoted Chilean company Enaex, subsidiary of the group Sigdo Koppers, for a total amount of €103.3 million.

Paris, 6th April 2015 - Solving Efeso International (SEI), listed on the Alternext market, is a global leader in corporate strategy and operational performance improvement consulting, announces the acquisition of Empact. With its 450 employees with 45 different nationalities, Solving Efeso International serves world leaders in their sectors on a global scale across 26 countries.

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Milan, 27th November 2014 – ARGOS WITYU announces the acquisition of a controlling stake of ODONTO GROUP, an innovative and flexible dental service provider operating in public hospitals, mainly in Northern Italy.

Paris, 28th May 2014 - Following the period of exclusivity begun April 30th, the Argos Wityu funds have completed the sale of Orsyp to the automation software specialist Automic (formerly UC4), owned by the Scandinavian fund EQT.

Argos Mid-Market Index March 2014 – Further increase in the Index, driven by trade buyers Paris, 13th May 2014 – In the 1st quarter 2014, the valuation for acquisitions of medium sized unquoted companies in the Eurozone stands at 7.8x historical EBITDA, showing an increase of 4% over the previous quarter.

Argos Wityu in exclusive negotiations with Automic for the sale of Orsyp Paris, 30th April 2014 – The funds managed by Argos Wityu have received an offer on 100% of Orsyp and have entered into exclusive discussions with the automation software specialist Automic (formerly UC4), owned by the Scandinavian fund EQT.

Paris, 20th March - The Funds managed by Argos Wityu announce the acquisition through a management buy-out (MBO) of Valco Group France (VGF), a company specialised in the design, manufacture and maintenance of industrial valves for applications in the energy sector (petrol, gas, nuclear), the chemical sector and industry.

Brussels, 12th November 2013 - Two years after closing its sixth buy-out fund - a €400m fund focused on European lower-mid market businesses - Argos Wityu has opened a new office in Brussels to address the Benelux market.

Paris, 2nd May, 2013 – Following the period of exclusivity begun last February, the Argos Wityu funds have completed the acquisition of 4 Sage subsidiaries which specialize in software edition for vertical markets, three in France and one in Spain.

Paris, 23rd April 2013 - Argos Wityu announces the acquisition of the Natural Distribution. group, the European specialist in food supplements based on plants and components of natural origin, in a BIMBO transaction alongside the management team, led by Nigel Henton.

Paris 26th February 2013 - The unlisted mid-market valuations in the Euro zone remain stable at 6.3x EBITDA whereas M&A activity is at an historically low level for the year 2012 in spite of a rise in the last quarter.

Paris, July 10th - Acquired by the Argos Wityu investment funds in 2005, the Roc-Eclerc Group has been sold to Daniel Abittan (founder of PhotoServices, Grand Optical, Acuitis) and to the management team.

Paris - On the 3rd of January 2012, Buffet Crampon Group became Buffet Group. Its new identity brings together all Group brands behind a single vision, namely to become the “global reference in wind instruments”.

Geneva - Bartholet Maschinenbau AG (BMF) with its headquarter in Flums, Switzerland, located in the middle of the gorgeous “HEIDILAND” region, is a leading international Swiss company in the fields of cable railway systems, amusement park facilities as well as mechanical engineering and metal processing.

Paris, the valuations of medium sized unlisted euro zone enterprises rose to 7,2x EBITDA at the end of June 2011, bringing it back to its historical average since the creation of the Argos Mid-Market Index.

Paris - Argos Wityu announces the latest release of the Argos Mid-Market Index for H2 2010 : valuations of euro zone mid market companies continued to increase during the second half of 2010: in December 2010, they stood at 6.6x EBITDA, or 3% more than in June 2010.

Paris - Buffet Crampon, N° 1 European manufacturer of musical instruments and world leader in clarinets, owned by the Argos Wityu funds, announces the acquisition of Schreiber and Keilwerth, one of the highest internationally reputed German musical instrument manufacturers.

Paris - On 11 June 2010, Solving Efeso concluded a critical agreement with the Argos Wityu investment fund, which will enable it to impart renewed momentum to its growth strategy and strengthen its financial position. This agreement includes the refinancing of its Oceane bond issue, due to mature in January 2012.

Paris – ROC-ECLERC, N° 2 in funeral services in France, announces the nomination, on 2nd April 2009, of Sandrine Thiéfine, 42, as General Manager of Groupe ROC-ECLERC and member of the Board of Funéraires Développements SAS.

Argos Wityu announces the sale of Jaybeam Wireless, a manufacturer of radio-communications equipment. The acquirer is the US group Amphenol which is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of connectors. Amphenol is listed in the United States and is on the S&P 500 index (NYSE: APH). Jaybeam Wireless was acquired in June 2007 as part of Argos Wityu’s MBO of Financière Harlé Bickford & Co. (FHB), a French family-owned group active in both pyrotechnics and radio-communications. Jaybeam Wireless specialises in the manufacture of antennae for mobile networks. The company has three production sites: Amboise in France, Wellingborough in the UK, and Hickory in the United States.

Mantes la Ville – Buffet Crampon, the European leader for musical instruments and global leader for clarinets, has received €1 million from its main shareholder, the investment fund advised by Argos Wityu. Antoine Beaussant, Chairman of the Group’s Executive Board, also participated in the transaction.
This capital injection is designed to enable the Buffet Crampon group to develop a new production line of 20,000 clarinets per year which will be located in Mantes la Ville and La Couture-Boussey. This ultramodern production line will manufacture the group’s new top-of-the-range practice clarinet the “E11 France” model.

Geneva, Euroknights IV, an investment fund advised by Argos Wityu, an independent European private equity firm, has sold Maillefer Extrusion SA, a Swiss cable machinery producer, to Alpha Groupe in a secondary buyout for an undisclosed amount.